Apple to open internet store in Russia

Feb 08 2013

Alexánder Panov

based on Vedomosti.ru

Apple is
planning on launching internet sales of its products directly to consumers and distributors
this summer or fall. Mobile communications retailer Svyaznoy has already signed
a contract with the company.

The move is
likely to hit Apple’s official distributors in Russia (Dihaus, Marvel Distribution
and OCS) and could take up to 50 percent of their business. It may also reduce the size
of the market for fake Apple products experts predicted.